World Book Day was on Thursday 2^nd March this year, it is a worldwide event to celebrate reading, authors and illustrators.  Research shows that reading for pleasure is the single biggest indicator of a child’s future success, and therefore we chose to celebrate reading through a whole week of events!

On Monday children across Nursery to Year 4 paired up with children in another year group to enjoy a story of their choice.  Have a look at our photos.

Thursday was the big day itself, World Book Day!  We invited everyone to wear pyjamas to school for the day in order to celebrate the importance of bedtime stories.  We were delighted to be able to have parents and carers into school to join their child/children to share a story. 
Your child should have brought home a World Book Day voucher too, for more information on how to spend this see the poster below.
On Thursday some children from Years 1-4 also enjoyed a story time themed local trip.  Read the 'Always Ready Club!' news below to find out more.

During the day on Friday the children had an opportunity to watch a retelling of a story online from the National Theatre Collection for Primary schools. The performances are designed to bring stories off the page and excite the children about popular tales.

We hope you and your child enjoyed the week and perhaps got to enjoy a new story or a favourite story in a new way!

See the year group news below for links to some wonderful World Book Day photo galleries and news.

NMPAT Big Sing Concert
Preparations are going well for the upcoming performance of School of Rock at Northampton's Derngate Theatre on Wednesday 8th March.  You could say our Year 3 and Year 4 choristers have really taken to the rock role!

Reminder - Bookings for choir must be made so we have the necessary parental consent in place.  Please book on the Pay360 website.

If you have not used Pay360 before or if you have forgotten your login details please contact the school office for assistance.

We politely request that you do not send nuts into school for your child's snack or lunch.

We have procedures in place to help avoid cross contamination however your support is appreciated to reduce the risk to children that have nut allergies.